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The Devils Eye

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Band: The Go-Betweens
Song: The Devils eye
Album: 16 Lovers lane
Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren 2016-02-24
Chord instructions:
Chords     E,A,D,G,B,e
E          0,2,2,1,0,0
F#m11/C#   x,4,4,2,0,0
F#m11/E    0,4,4,2,0,0
Emaj7      0,6,6,4,0,0
A(add9)/E  0,7,7,6,0,0
G#m        4,6,6,4,4,4
A          5,7,7,6,5,5
A(add9)    5,7,7,6,0,0
B          7,9,9,8,7,7
B(add11)   7,9,9,8,0,0
If possible play it on a 12 string guitar..!
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3/4-tempo
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Intro:
|E|F#m11/E|Emaj7|A(add9)/E|
|E|F#m11/E|Emaj7|A(add9)/E|
[verse]
EI  don't F#m11/C#wanna let you out of mEy sight
Don't F#m11/C#wanna let you on to yoEur flight
The F#m11/C#fortune teller mighta bEeen right
the F#m11/C#bad old world can turn your Ehair white
[chorus]
G#mand sometiAmes we don't G#mcome through
someAtimes we just G#mget by
but AI know with G#myou I've
Anever seen the G#mdevil's eye
[interlude]
|B(add11)|A(add9)|B(add11)|A(add9)|
[verse 2]
EI don't F#m11/C#wanna have to say a gEood bye
don't F#m11/C#wanna wipe the tear from Eyour eye
I F#m11/C#took this chance to write Ea message
It's F#m11/C#just to say that I'll Emiss you
[chorus]
G#mand sometiAmes we don't G#mcome through
someAtimes we just G#mget by
but AI know with G#myou I've
Anever seen the G#mdevil's eye
[interlude]
|B(add11)|A(add9)|B(add11)|A(add9)|
|B(add11)|A(add9)|B(add11)|A(add9)|
|E|F#m11/C#|E|F#m11/C#|
|E|F#m11/C#|E|F#m11/C#|
[chourus]
G#mand sometiAmes we don't G#mcome through
someAtimes we just G#mget by
but AI know with G#myou I've
Anever seen the G#mdevil's eye
|B|B|B|B| (fade out)
***

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The Devils Eye

by The Go-Betweens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m11/E

Emaj7

A(add9)/E

F#m11/C#

G#m

B(add11)

A(add9)

Band: The Go-Betweens

Song: The Devils eye

Album: 16 Lovers lane

Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren 2016-02-24

Chord instructions:

Chords E,A,D,G,B,e

E 0,2,2,1,0,0

F#m11/C# x,4,4,2,0,0

F#m11/E 0,4,4,2,0,0

Emaj7 0,6,6,4,0,0

A(add9)/E 0,7,7,6,0,0

G#m 4,6,6,4,4,4

A 5,7,7,6,5,5

A(add9) 5,7,7,6,0,0

B 7,9,9,8,7,7

B(add11) 7,9,9,8,0,0

If possible play it on a 12 string guitar..!

3/4-tempo

***

Intro:

E F#m11/E Emaj7 A(add9)/E

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E F#m11/E Emaj7 A(add9)/E

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[verse]

E F#m11/C# E

I don't wanna let you out of my sight

F#m11/C# E

Don't wanna let you on to your flight

F#m11/C# E

The fortune teller mighta been right

F#m11/C# E

the bad old world can turn your hair white

[chorus]

G#m A G#m

and sometimes we don't come through

A G#m

sometimes we just get by

A G#m

but I know with you I've

A G#m

never seen the devil's eye

[interlude]

B(add11) A(add9) B(add11) A(add9)

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[verse 2]

E F#m11/C# E

I don't wanna have to say a good bye

F#m11/C# E

don't wanna wipe the tear from your eye

F#m11/C# E

I took this chance to write a message

F#m11/C# E

It's just to say that I'll miss you

[chorus]

G#m A G#m

and sometimes we don't come through

A G#m

sometimes we just get by

A G#m

but I know with you I've

A G#m

never seen the devil's eye

[interlude]

B(add11) A(add9) B(add11) A(add9)

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B(add11) A(add9) B(add11) A(add9)

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E F#m11/C# E F#m11/C#

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E F#m11/C# E F#m11/C#

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[chourus]

G#m A G#m

and sometimes we don't come through

A G#m

sometimes we just get by

A G#m

but I know with you I've

A G#m

never seen the devil's eye

B B B B

||||| (fade out)

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